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Photo of Decatur Commodore Baseball Team, 1948.
Photograph of the Decatur Commodores baseball team in 1948, Decatur, IL.
Photo of Gene Swartz in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Swartz, Gene; Article on back of photo; "Puerto Rico hasn't been very prominent in the war news but the Yanks are there and prepared, according to Gene Swartz who is back on furlough, anxious to witness some cage games.…
Photograph of a Baseball Meeting
Photograph taken on August 23rd of 1944 of a group of men at a baseball meeting.
Photograph of Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Landis at Fans Field
Photograph of Kenesaw Landis with a group of men at Fans Field in Decatur IL. Landis was the first appointed Commissioner of Baseball in 1920 and served until his death in 1944.
Photograph of Decatur's Charles Dressen
Photograph of Charles Dressen, who was recruited from Decatur and went on to play major league baseball for the Cincinnati Reds in 1919. This photograph was taken On September 24th, 1934.
Photograph of Edward Platt and Lawrence L. Gibbons
Photograph of Fire Chief Edward Platt and head of detectives Lawrence L. Gibbons as Chief Platt claims the trophy as a token of his department having won the annual firemen-policemen baseball game.
Photograph of the Decatur Commodores
Photograph of the Decatur Commodores baseball team on opening day, May 2, 1954.
Photographs of Eisenhauer Sports Teams
Photographs of Eisenhauer Football Team, Basketball Team, and Baseball Teams, State Champions in 1962.
